Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-12
MARITAL MISERY.
The killIng Divorce Case in the Cir
eait COuFt---S0ntinuation of the

The kiIi.ug Divorce Case in the Cir
eait COurt---G8ntinuatio Of the
Plaintiffs Neutrality-suspicious. Ex am
inatiOn-- stories of the Domestics.
In the Killing divorce case. the COM
plainant was subjected to rigid cross
examination by Mr.. Jackson yesterday
afternoon, which. at the adjournment OF
court. was not completed. The witness
maintained substantially the story told in
her examination in chief, denied tina: she
ever gave Mr. Killing any provocation
for the abuse and violence he used toward
her, or that upon any of the occasions
when he used violence that she defended
herself except by fight; denied that she
ever struck him with poker or anything
else. and generally asserted that she was
a duuful, kind, affectionate and obedient
wife, and that MI Killing was unkind
morose, ugly. ill.tempered and impossi-
Bile to get along with.
For the purpose of showing her state,
men,s as to her amiabIe disposition to be
false, aud that she was as i'll tempered as
he, and more particularly for the purpose
of contradicling her, and showing that
her charges were untrue, the witness was
asked if she had not told certain parties
that she had everything she wanted and
was very thankful and wished everybody
was as well off as she; 90 another occasion
that no mau could be her boss, and on
other occasions swore at Mr. Killing and
used vulgar epithets toward him, all of
which she denied, and said she never
used any vulgar language toward him,
and never used an oath in her life.
This morning Mrs. Killing resumed the
stand and was examined for over an hour
by Mr.. jackson. The cross-examination
developed no new facts nor materially
changed the testimony in chief. Several
additional conversations of the witness
with nclghbors were referred to in which
Mrs Killing had expressed her satisfac>
ton with her home; that she had better
home than she ever had before; as good
home as any one could wish and the
like Mrs Killing admitted that she
might have said that Mr. Killing was a
| good man and that she had good home
that she always spoke well of her home
and o: Mr. Killing until she had to leave
| him.
The complainant next read the deposi>
| ton of Lena Longenbaker, former do
nestle residing at the Killing farm. now
living at Sacramento. She testities to
Mrs Killings uniformly kind treatment
of Mr.. Killing ami Mr.. Killings abuse OF
his wife; that he swore at her, used the
vilest epithets toward her; that he choked
her and kicked her aud otherwise nal
treated her
Augusta Frederick another domestic
al the Killing farm, testified to the abus,
of his wife by Killing, aud to the throw
ing of poker By Mr. Killing at his wife
She further detailed two conversation
between them just prior to her leavins
him, in which he said that he deniet
choking or kicking her, but admtle
shaking her. and said that she had bette
60, but if she stayed and did not behay
herself, that he would shake her whsSu
ever he thought she ne, ded it. only d
sight harder; that if she went to cour
and exposed him that he would spen,
every cent he had before she should get
dollar.
Upon cross examination she admilte
that she said to MIR. Smith of Diven
port, that they were both equally t
blame; that Mr. Killing WAS a good kint
husband to Mrs Killing but said that 81
said so because she did not think it ws
any OF Mr.. Smiths business. She sal
she left the Killing farm when Mrs. Xii
ling did, and was living for the time bt
ING with Mrs Killings mother.
Counsel for the plaintiff endeavored
prove that the opposing counsel had al
tempted to tamper with her and had toll
her that she was not compelled to con
from Davenport rs q witness unless 81
wanted to, but upon further exsminatit
il was developed that such state ment W
made for the purpose of ascertainir
whether she would come, aud if not the
would take her deposition.